PITTSBURGH -- Jared Wilson-Frame scored 24 points off the bench and freshman point guard Xavier Johnson had 15 points, nine assists and seven rebounds as Pittsburgh remained unbeaten with an 84-75 victory over Troy on Monday night.
Kene Chukwuka added a career-high 13 points for the Panthers and Terrell Brown chipped in 12 as Pitt improved to 3-0.
First-year head coach Jeff Capel suspended Wilson-Frame for last week's season opener for a violation of team rules. The Panthers played so capably without Wilson-Frame -- the program's leading scorer last season -- that Capel opted to keep Wilson-Frame out of the starting lineup upon his return, hoping the burly senior guard could provide some scoring punch off the bench.